SCP Foundation

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. - Genesis 1:26

SCP-001 - A Record¹

What the…

… oh.

Oh my.

_{This is not the 001 for me (maybe a mainlister? It is all-encompassing, mind you…), but it is evocative enough that I'd like it was. Upvoted (with a knot in my throat. That's the way you explain that feeling, right? Knot in the throat?) because all of my yes. Edit: No, really, this is so cool.}

I don't get it

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Pretty cool. The end result was kind of predictable (what else would anyone do?) but the details before it and the note after more than make up for it.

Thoroughly enjoyable. My only concern is the last addendum. It strikes me as a last-minute avalanche of characterization that isn't really necessary. This, in my opinion, would have been sufficient:

I will try to steer things right. It will take time.
Wish me luck.
- MN

This is the first 001 I've instantly enjoyed. The invention/use of the SDECotW and attendant graphic were impressive and also of note.

Not bad at all, and a nice justification of how our main character lucked into finding out the properties of the -001 slot.

Only nit I'm going to pick: she just asked the admins to unlock the -001 slot with the expectation that the SCP would lodge itself in there and not move? And they were okay with this? Seems like a slight plot hole, but not a terrible one.

Upvote for you.

Kate, the quality of your storytelling makes me want to punch a tree in half.

+1, pretty much as always.

The writing is consistent and high-quality (I liked the way the effects were discovered), but it reminds me too much of S. Andrew Swann's and Jonathan Ball's Proposals, while the addition of "It was the __ opinion of the SDECotW/O5 Command" to every major line in the containment procedures ground me down.

Ultimately, though, I downvoted because it seemed too derivative of Swann's and Balls 001 proposals.

I enjoyed how, rather than trying to be another origin story, this proposal explored the myth of the 001 slot itself, but there are some issues that keep me from completely supporting this. I'm not sure I could see anyone at the Foundation tampering with the database in such a way as Nakayama did in the first place, even for something that was meant to be a harmless joke, and I'm not sure I can buy one Site Director gaining approval for exclusive access to an article for themselves and the Overseers.

Contrary to what Mulciber said, I think the personal history given in the final note saves the character from becoming abstruse. If she just left a vague message about having good intentions, it would seem like a very transparent attempt at keeping her from looking selfish. I'm not necessarily saying she's justified in her actions or that her backstory makes her a better person, just that it's a legitimate reason for why she did what she did. My main problem is that it's thrown at us at the very end. The character I'm okay with, the execution not quite as much. Not sure how to satisfying characterize her in this particular article, however.

tl;dr I liked the idea, but certain details and choices in execution keep me from fully supporting this. No vote.

Story you told here was….amazing. +1

I loved the idea of the 001 spot anomaly, and the character her self.